#cisticola

[herpsandbirds]

*RIDICULOUS BIRD NAME ALERT!!!*

Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis), family Cisticolidae, family Passeriformes, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

photograph by Kmb Prasad

[birdstudies]

February 25, 2024 - Black-lored Cisticola (Cisticola nigriloris) These cisticolas are found in mountain grasslands, marshes, and along the edges of forests and streams in southern Tanzania, northeastern Zambia, and northern Malawi. They feed primarily on insects, foraging in pairs or small groups and often joining mixed-species flocks. Breeding from November to April, they build large ball-shaped nests with side entrances from dry grass and spiderwebs and line them with grass seed heads, plant down, and sometimes other materials. Females lay clutches of two to four eggs.

[alonglistofbirds]

[2977/11080] Dorst's cisticola - Cisticola guinea

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Sylvioidea Family: Cisticolidae (cisticolid warblers)

Photo credit: Daniel López-Velasco via Macaulay Library

[birdblues]

Zitting Cisticola

[sugiichi]

Cisticola juncidis [セッカ,Zitting Cisticola]

飛びつき直後、バランスを取るのに尾羽を広げてくれました💯

[blogbirdfeather]

Zitting Cisticola - Fuinha-dos-juncos (Cisticola juncidis)

Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (27/12/2024)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR]

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Where there is smoke there is fire

Spotted Harrier, Brown Falcon, Richmond, NSW

’While pulled over on the side of the road, I was very lucky to witness this epic fight between a spotted harrier and a brown falcon. The harrier was flying slowly across the field, trying to conceal a golden-headed cisticola it had just captured, when the falcon showed up with thievery in mind.’

Photograph: Martin's Nature Photography

2023 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards

[starscorchedfingertips]

[leopardsealz]

many birds have very good names. tufted titmouse, kittiwake, yellow-bellied sapsucker, zitting cisticola...nature is beautiful <3

also fond of names that tell u what the bird does: woodpecker, wagtail, dipper, sapsucker (again), warbler etc

[ciusagi]

Zitting Cisticola - 𝘊𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘴 [x]

2024.5.19.

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Winding Cisticola (Cisticola marginatus) © Alex R

It hatches from black, bold, brown, colorful, geographical, high, long, mid, other, overall, rough, separate, similar, thick, wet, and whitish eggs.

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[birdstudies]

January 21, 2024 - Tiny Cisticola (Cisticola nana) These cisticolas are found in semi-arid savannas and open woodlands in eastern Africa. Foraging on the ground and in low vegetation, they feed on insects like caterpillars and grasshoppers. They build ball-shaped nests with side entrances from grass, spiderwebs, and plant down in grass clumps at the bases of shrubs and other small plants. Females lay clutches of three to four eggs.

[alonglistofbirds]

[ID: a round bird sitting on a thorny branch and facing forwards. The upperparts are streaked with brown and black, and the underparts are white. It has pink legs, and a downwards-curved black beak. End ID]

[6/10,976] Aberdare Cisticola - Cisticola aberdare

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Sylvioidea Family: Cisticolidae

Photo credit: Fanis Theofanopoulos (ASalafa Deri) via Macaulay Library

[birdblues]

Golden-headed Cisticola

[sugiichi]

Cisticola juncidis [セッカ,Zitting Cisticola]

稲セッカ、半日待って2回だけ… すぐに潜ってしまい、なかなか手ごわいです😝

[blogbirdfeather]

Zitting Cisticola - Fuinha-dos-juncos (Cisticola juncidis)

Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (31/10/2024)

[NIkon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR]